Handmade Valentine's Day Cards

Hello! I have been busy making some Valentine's Day cards. Valentine's Day will be here before you know it so I am glad that I was able to make some ahead of time. I used papers from Crate Paper's Hello Love collection as well as some items that I had in my stash to make these four cards. Check out the cards I made below.

All four of these cards are available in my shop.

Have you been preparing for Valentine's Day? Have you made any Valentine's Day projects?

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Valentine's Day Cards Part IV

Hello! I have been sharing Valentine's Day cards that I have been making over the past few weeks. You can check my previous cards here, here, and here. Today, I want to share another batch of cards that I made.

I made three cards a few days ago, using supplies that I have had for a long time. The only items that were new are the papers from Crate Paper's new line, Hello Love and my Recollections Valentine's Day stamp set.

I really, really love this card. As soon as I saw that "Owl always love you!" sentiment, I knew that I would have to add an owl. Luckily, I still have all of the owl wood veneers that I got in a previous Freckled Fawn kit. I also used some puffy stickers that I received in a RAK/Swap group that I am in.

I decided to keep this card a bit simple and just add a few word strips and some glitter hearts. I also added a felt border strip at the top. I am still trying to get used to using felt in my projects. It's not my favorite item to work with, but I'm trying to challenge myself to make projects with items that I do not normally use.

For my last card, I wanted to use pink, red, and black on my card. I ended up using some pink hearts at the top. I love that the colors look like watercolors. Then I added a "Happy Valentine's Day" sentiment in the middle of the card. At the bottom of the card, I used some more puffy stickers as well as a rubber sticker. Using rubber stickers is another item that I normally do not work with, but I'm very glad that I did.

You may notice that I have been using my February 2015 Freckled Fawn a lot. I have been holding onto this kit because I love so many of the items, but I really need to start using them instead of just letting them sit on my desk.

Supplies Used:

• Recollections Valentine's Day clear stamp set
• EK Success Brands puffy heart stickers
• Crate Paper Hello Love paper
• February 2015 Freckled Fawn Kit
• October 2014 Freckled Fawn Kit-owl wood veneer

Are you making any Valentine's Day cards or projects?

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Valentine's Day Cards Part III

Hello! I have been sharing some Valentine's Day cards that I have been making over the past couple of weeks. You can check my previous blog posts on the cards here and here. Today, I want to share another batch of cards that I made this past weekend.

To make these cards, I used a kit that I bought from Michaels. They have a new Recollections Valentine's Day stamp card kit that is awesome! It comes with 12 cards and envelopes, 1 clear ink pad, 10 clear stamps, 1 acrylic block and a small container of embossing powder. I have been wanting to try embossing powder on some handmade cards for a while so this was perfect. 

These cards were easy to make. All you have to do is attach the clear stamp onto the acrylic block. Then cover the stamp with the clear ink. Stamp the image onto the red card and then pour the embossing powder on top. I recommend that you use a funnel tray so that you don't make a mess and you can add the remaining powder back into the container. You can either let the powder air dry or use a heat tool to quickly dry the cards.

I really like how the cards came out. It looks simple, but the heart and the embossing powder makes the card stand out a bit. I love the red and black combo as well. You can never go wrong with red and black on Valentine's Day.

I'm almost done making all of my Valentine's Day cards. Be sure to be on the lookout for my next batch of Valentine's Day cards.

Have you made any Valentine's Day cards?

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Valentine's Day Cards Part II

Hello! Last week, I posted some Valentine's Day cards that I made. You can check that out here. Today, I want to share another batch that I made.

Lately, I have been loving these 5.5x5.5 inch cards. I really like the size and love that I am able to add a bit more of embellishments to my cards. I used a mix of items in my stash as well as items from the 8x8 Me & My Big Ideas Love scrapbook kit and a previous Freckled Fawn kit.

I decided to get a bit messy with this batch of cards so I added some color shine to two of the cards. Instead of just spraying the mist, I unscrewed the cap and tapped the top so that I would get some splatters. I have noticed that I am mainly using my mists this way and I love it. I also adhered some patterned paper to two of the cards. I used my Tombow Xtreme Adhesive to adhere the paper to the card. Then I added a few embellishments. When adding my embellishments, I usually try to pick one embellishment to put in the center and then I decided where to put the rest of my embellishments.

My favorite card out of the batch is the card that is pictured above on the left. How cute is that "You Are Awesome" ephemera? I plan to make a few more cards so be sure to keep an eye out for another Valentine's Day cards post.

Supplies Used:

• Freckled Fawn-February 2015 Kit
• Me and My Big Ideas 8x8 Scrapbook Kit
• Recollections Valentine's enamel dots
• Heidi Swapp Color Shine
• Die cuts from Me & My Big Ideas (Kiss, Sweet arrow, and large heart die cut)

Are you making any Valentine's Day cards? Have you gotten started?

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Valentine's Day Cards

Hello! Happy Monday! I know this post is a bit late and I'm still trying to get adjusted after the holidays, but I'm hoping that everything will get back to normal this week. Today, I want to share a few Valentine's Day cards that I made over the weekend. I apologize in advance for the lighting...the weather and lighting has been a bit atrocious lately.

I am trying to get a head start on my Valentine's Day cards because I definitely do not want to have to make over 40 cards the day before I have to give these cards out. I definitely learned my lesson after making Christmas cards and I will not be procrastinating this time around.

I primarily used a Me & My Big Ideas products. I am currently trying to use up a lot of my stash and found almost an entire 8x8 kit from Me & My Big Ideas. I also used some accordion hearts that I found at Tuesday Morning. I decided to keep my cards somewhat simple and used the accordion hearts to draw a lot of attention. Then I added a few stickers to pull everything together. There is one card that doesn't have an accordion heart. I decide to add some dimensional hearts on that card because I thought a single heart would be too plain.

I think my favorite cards are the ones with the hearts patterned paper. I am still surprised that I still have some more items left in the scrapbook kit which is fine because I will use it to make some more cards.

Supplies Used:

• Me & My Big Ideas-You & Me embellishments
• Me & My Big Ideas-8x8 Crazy About You Scrapbook Kit
• Pebbles Accordion Hearts
• Patterned Paper-The Paper Studio from Hobby Lobby

Are you planning to make any Valentine's Day cards? Have you gotten started?

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Until next time...